Felipe de Neve
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Felipe de Neve was a Spanish
governor of Las Californias
, an area that included present-day California
(USA
), Baja California
(Mexico
) and Baja California Sur
(Mexico). His tenure as governor was from 1775 to 1782. Neve is considered a founder of Los Angeles, California
and helped to settle Missions Santa Barbara
and San José whose surrounding communities became California cities.
but decided to establish the Californias' new capital at Monterey, California
.
José Joaquín Moraga
is credited with building the Presidio of San Francisco
after the site was selected by Juan Bautista de Anza
in 1776. Moraga is also known as the founder of El Pueblo de San José de Guadalupe, later known as San Jose, California
. On 29 November 1777, Moraga founded San José on orders from Antonio María de Bucareli y Ursúa
, Spanish Viceroy of New Spain. It was the first pueblo in the Spanish colony of Nueva California, which later became Alta California
. The city served as a farming community to support the Presidio of San Francisco
and the Presidio of Monterey.
Later in Neve's tenure, he founded the pueblo of Los Angeles. Neve applied to the viceroy for permission to establish a settlement where Father Juan Crespi
met local Indians. With the viceroy's approval, Neve was granted authority from The Crown
, Charles III of Spain
, to found and establish El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora la Reina de los Angeles del Río de Porciúncula. During Neve's tenure as governor, he quarreled constantly with Junipero Serra
over the secularization of the Missions and the redistribution of land to the neophytes and soldiers.
Spain
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governor of Las Californias
Las Californias
The Californias, or in — - was the name given by the Spanish to their northwestern territory of New Spain, comprising the present day states of Baja California and Baja California Sur on the Baja California Peninsula in Mexico; and the present day U.S. state of California in the United States of...
, an area that included present-day California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
(USA
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
), Baja California
Baja California
Baja California officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Baja California is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is both the northernmost and westernmost state of Mexico. Before becoming a state in 1953, the area was known as the North...
(Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
) and Baja California Sur
Baja California Sur
Baja California Sur , is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. Before becoming a state on October 8, 1974, the area was known as the South Territory of Baja California. It has an area of , or 3.57% of the land mass of Mexico and comprises...
(Mexico). His tenure as governor was from 1775 to 1782. Neve is considered a founder of Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
and helped to settle Missions Santa Barbara
Mission Santa Barbara
In 1840, Alta California and Baja California were removed from the Diocese of Sonora to form the Diocese of Both Californias. Bishop Francisco Garcia Diego y Moreno, OFM, established his cathedra at Mission Santa Barbara, making the chapel the pro-cathedral of the diocese until 1849...
and San José whose surrounding communities became California cities.
First capital
Felipe Neve was appointed governor of the Californias in 1775. For two years he was based at Loreto, Baja CaliforniaLoreto, Baja California Sur
Loreto was the first Spanish settlement on the Baja California Peninsula. It served as the capital of Las Californias from 1697 to 1777, and is the current seat of the municipality of Loreto in the Mexican state of Baja California Sur...
but decided to establish the Californias' new capital at Monterey, California
Monterey, California
The City of Monterey in Monterey County is located on Monterey Bay along the Pacific coast in Central California. Monterey lies at an elevation of 26 feet above sea level. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 27,810. Monterey is of historical importance because it was the capital of...
.
New settlements
It was during Neve's administration that LieutenantLieutenant
A lieutenant is a junior commissioned officer in many nations' armed forces. Typically, the rank of lieutenant in naval usage, while still a junior officer rank, is senior to the army rank...
José Joaquín Moraga
José Joaquín Moraga
José Joaquín de la Santísima Trinidad Moraga was an early explorer to Alta California...
is credited with building the Presidio of San Francisco
Presidio of San Francisco
The Presidio of San Francisco is a park on the northern tip of the San Francisco Peninsula in San Francisco, California, within the Golden Gate National Recreation Area...
after the site was selected by Juan Bautista de Anza
Juan Bautista de Anza
Juan Bautista de Anza Bezerra Nieto was a Novo-Spanish explorer and Governor of New Mexico for the Spanish Empire.-Early life:...
in 1776. Moraga is also known as the founder of El Pueblo de San José de Guadalupe, later known as San Jose, California
San Jose, California
San Jose is the third-largest city in California, the tenth-largest in the U.S., and the county seat of Santa Clara County which is located at the southern end of San Francisco Bay...
. On 29 November 1777, Moraga founded San José on orders from Antonio María de Bucareli y Ursúa
Antonio María de Bucareli y Ursúa
Antonio María de Bucareli y Ursúa, marqués de Valleheroso y conde de Jerena was a Spanish military officer, governor of Cuba, and viceroy of New Spain .-Beginning of his administration:He was governor of Cuba when he was named viceroy...
, Spanish Viceroy of New Spain. It was the first pueblo in the Spanish colony of Nueva California, which later became Alta California
Alta California
Alta California was a province and territory in the Viceroyalty of New Spain and later a territory and department in independent Mexico. The territory was created in 1769 out of the northern part of the former province of Las Californias, and consisted of the modern American states of California,...
. The city served as a farming community to support the Presidio of San Francisco
Presidio of San Francisco
The Presidio of San Francisco is a park on the northern tip of the San Francisco Peninsula in San Francisco, California, within the Golden Gate National Recreation Area...
and the Presidio of Monterey.
Later in Neve's tenure, he founded the pueblo of Los Angeles. Neve applied to the viceroy for permission to establish a settlement where Father Juan Crespi
Juan Crespi
Father Juan Crespí was a Majorcan missionary and explorer of Las Californias. He entered the Franciscan order at the age of seventeen. He came to America in 1749, and accompanied explorers Francisco Palóu and Junípero Serra. In 1767 he went to the Baja Peninsula and was placed in charge of the...
met local Indians. With the viceroy's approval, Neve was granted authority from The Crown
The Crown
The Crown is a corporation sole that in the Commonwealth realms and any provincial or state sub-divisions thereof represents the legal embodiment of governance, whether executive, legislative, or judicial...
, Charles III of Spain
Charles III of Spain
Charles III was the King of Spain and the Spanish Indies from 1759 to 1788. He was the eldest son of Philip V of Spain and his second wife, the Princess Elisabeth Farnese...
, to found and establish El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora la Reina de los Angeles del Río de Porciúncula. During Neve's tenure as governor, he quarreled constantly with Junipero Serra
Junípero Serra
Blessed Junípero Serra, O.F.M., , known as Fra Juníper Serra in Catalan, his mother tongue was a Majorcan Franciscan friar who founded the mission chain in Alta California of the Las Californias Province in New Spain—present day California, United States. Fr...
over the secularization of the Missions and the redistribution of land to the neophytes and soldiers.
Sources
- Clyde Arbuckle (1986). Clyde Arbuckle's History of San Jose. Smith McKay Printing. ISBN 978-9996625220.
- The Town of Our Lady Reina of the Angels on the Porciúncula river.